It’s that time again to catch up with some of the AA Crew and to find out what their  airsoft-weekend holds for them! As always the “office crew” are hard at work compiling all the reviews, articles and reports that have already landed in preparation for ISSUE 162, and of course games, range and workshop sessions go on as always! Bill told us that “I always look forward to the weekend as it’s the time that I can take myself off to the woodland range and get some BBs down with the latest arrivals! As the G&G R5 has arrived that will be getting some serious attention, but I managed to ..read more

We’re busy at the moment updating all the G-SERIES models in the Red Cell Test Pool ready to update that category for the next issue of AA; some of these have been with us for a LONG time, but are still banging away nicely… don’t worry, we’ll have a lot more detail on performance of the individual models soon! The UMAREX G17 though (spoiler!) is still performing flawlessly, so we’re very pleased to see that a new GEN5 version is now available in TUNGSTEN GREY, and it looks super-cool! UMAREX say; “During match shooting the CO₂-operated airsoft version of the GLOCK 17 Gen5 shows its similarity ..read more

Another of the interesting things that Bill and Jase saw at IWA was the new HAL2 technology from SPECNA ARMS (SA), and now SA have announced that the system is available in CORE line replicas! Featuring magnetic sensor-based trigger detection and Hall effect technology, HAL provides precise and reliable trigger response. An active brake system increases control and accuracy, while the binary trigger allows for crisp and consistent fire. Programming the HAL is very simple with an intuitive trigger interface, making customization quick and easy. In addition, a low battery alarm ensures you neve ..read more

It’s a whole new week, and there’s a whole lot of airsoft goodness to look forward to, that’s for certain! It’s no secret that “certain members” of the AA Crew (of all ages!) are big fans of a particular “maschinenpistole”, and if you look around the world of real military and police firearm units there’s still one single SMG design that seems to find fans amongst professional users worldwide, and one that has continued to gather praise even to this day, and of course we’re talking about the “Maschinenpistole 5”, or MP5 from Messrs Heckler and Koch! But the fact is that the platform, stupendo ..read more

A relatively quiet week at AAHQ as ISSUE 161 went live on Monday, and as regulars know we always leave this for a few days before we kick into gear with more news and opinions! It’s been one of those weeks for just getting admin done, catching up on emails, plans, and schedules, and chasing new stories of course! Lots to talk about in the coming weeks and months, and lots of things to look forward to, and we’ve already got the very latest models coming in for test and evaluation! As Bill tells us “it’s pretty exciting right now as many of the new models that we saw at MOA, SHOT, and IWA are l ..read more

Some time ago (actually, it was on 25th August 2015!) we published a post regarding the FPS limits we use in the UK. Recently, we have noticed a substantial increase in the number of visitors to the AA website specifically searching for this information and ending up on our original page – which is as relevant today, as it was back in 2015. So we thought it might be a good idea to remind everyone of what the limits are in the UK. You can find the original post, which includes a table showing the most popular BB weights along with the maximum allowed velocity for each, here: https://www.airsof ..read more

Anyone who reads AIRSOFT ACTION on a regular basis will know that we have a very long-standing, close, and enduring relationship with ICS, and it’s one that will stand up to the test of time… just like their AEGs and GBBs! Bill now looks at three new Hi Capa GBB models from the Taiwanese manufacturer as he kicks off our evaluation of the LEGACY, ACME, and CARNOTAURUS! Our journey with the new GBB pistol series from ICS pretty much all started when Stewbacca and I visited them “at home” last year in Taiwan and had the privileged opportunity to look both at their historical airsoft models (of w ..read more

It’s been a GREAT month at AAHQ, and motivation is high as we come out of the annual, international PLAYERS CHOICE AWARDS having regained the title for BEST MAGAZINE PRINT OR DIGITAL in 2024, and we’d firstly like to thank everyone that voted for us! As you may understand we’re therefore very excited to bring you our first issue post-award, and what a mix of airsoft loveliness we have for you this month! We kick off as Stewbacca looks at our cover model this time, the new T91 GBBR from VFC, and what a banger this looks to be! Talking of bangs, Bill follows up as he gets hands on the APS “STRE ..read more

Wow! What week it’s been! ISSUE 161 is now in final prep for uploading over the weekend so it’s good to go for MONDAY, and there’s a little bit of airsoft-something in it that we hope will please you, no matter what your flavour of airsoft may be, no matter where you may be in this big old 6mm world that we share! With the majority of the gruntwork done Bill tells us that “tomorrow bright and early I’m off to EXCEL in London to check out the annual SALUTE game show! There’ll be a lot to see there from what I can make out from the show guide, but what I’m really interested in is the ultra-mode ..read more

We were extremely pleased to hear during the PLAYERS CHOICE AWARD ceremony online last weekend that a very good friend of ours had also got an award, and not only that but Chris and his crew over at www.airsoftmilsimnews.com also entered the awards “HALL OF FAME” for retaining their award for BEST BLOG (ENGLISH LANGUAGE) for five years in a row… well done Chris, from all of us to all of you! And it’s not surprising when you see the sheer quality of what AMNB produce, and this share of their post on the PTS BRONZE FAST FTC & MICRO MOUNT just goes to illustrate what we mean! Chris says “As ..read more